Bad Liquor Pond – “Let the River Come” / “Electric Splash” (2009) review
Released in 2009, “Let The River Come” is the only bit of wax you’re ever going to get from the now defunct Bad Liquor Pond, which is still...
Jenell Kesler
New Moon Rising – “Bohemia Nervosa” (2014) review
New Moon Rising - Bohemia Nervosa (2014) https://newmoonrising.bandcamp.com/releases Literally stumbling across New Moon Rising’s song “Child Of The Moon”, I was instantly rocked back by this gracious little...
Soft as Fire in The House of Love (2016) review
“Soft as Fire in The House of Love” (Blog That Celebrates Itself, 2016) https://theblogthatcelebratesitself.bandcamp.com/album/va-soft-as-fire-in-the-house-of-love House of Love are one of those bands who’s music entered this galaxy with...
From The Vault: The Optic Nerve – “Lotta Nerve” (1994)
A great band too many folks have never heard of ... For more reasons than I can count, it’s nearly impossible to realize that this album burst on...
Temples – “Volcano” (2017) review
Temples - Volcano (Fat Possum Records, 2017) There’s no way I’m saying that the music found within the grooves of Volcano isn’t good, what I am saying is...
The Aliens – “Luna” (2008) review
The Aliens - Luna (2008) Rising from the ashes of the Beta Band, a band eternally being discovered, rediscovered and then forgotten again, only to swing back when...
Spiritualized in Other Medications (2017)
With a pocket full of lush celestial narcotics and this wasted sonically layered infusion of Spiritualized covers, laid down lovingly by some of the best of those influenced...
Glitterbust – “Glitterbust” (2016) review
Glitterbust - Glitterbust (Burger Records, 2016) Glitterbust is one of the more odd and energetic albums that’s come my way in a very long time. It’s impossible to...
“Pharmacopious” (Part 3) by Jenell Kesler
Wouldn’t want to speculate, but there must have been something in the wind that reached out, turned up my collar and set me here peering in through Gram’s...
The Babe Rainbow – “The Babe Rainbow” (2015) review
The Babe Rainbow - The Babe Rainbow (Flightless Records, 2015) https://thebaberainbow.bandcamp.com/album/the-babe-rainbow-ep Babe Rainbow’s EP, released as a limited edition of 1000 on pink vinyl, creeps up on you...